Centering Prayer is a modernized prayer method based on the intuitive prayer rooted in Lectio Divina. It is a method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer, prayer in which we experience the Divine’s immanent presence with us. Centering Prayer is grounded in relationship with God, through Christ, and […]
You are invited to join us for Group Spiritual Direction (online) beginning January 2023 Are you interested in being with others who are seeking an honest relationship with God? Do you long to participate in a group process of prayerful listening and response in a confidential setting? Are you willing to open your spiritual journey […]
The labyrinth is a sacred prayer practice. When walking the labyrinth, the body moves across a landscape of twists and turns looking for center. Just as life is not a maze, neither is the labyrinth — there is no trick to finding your way, only a faithful commitment to the journey. [The labyrinth] ... is […]
Human beings have received from the Creator a common gift: nature. ~ Pope Francis The Renew Retreat is an individual or group retreat that is a self-guided contemplative pilgrimage. The gentle Christian practice of using scripture and prayerful prompts aligned with the four elements — fire, water, earth, and air — will help guide your […]
A 7-Week LIVE Experiential Online Course with Brian Plachta, JD, MPC, spiritual director, pastoral counselor, attorney, and author of "Finding Flow—Spiritual Practices to Reclaim Inner Peace, Balance, and Wholeness". Discover a pathway to empower your true self and experience greater wholeness, gratitude, and inner peace. The Creator is stirring…calling you deep within your heart to […]
“The Human Heart is Drawn by Love” ~ St. Catherine of Siena Sisters and Associates, let's gather to celebrate the feast of St. Catherine of Siena. Please join us for lunch and fellowship SATURDAY APRIL 22, 2023 11:15 am CHECK IN 11:30 am - 1:30 pm FOOD & FELLOWSHIP AQUINAS COLLEGE – LOUTIT ROOM Elevator […]
Join us for our Spring Sacred Seed Retreat ~ A Contemplative Journey into Creation beginning April 28. This soul-soothing retreat will help unearth guidance from nature to enable you to gently quiet everyday distractions and access deep spiritual tranquility. Dominican Center, in collaboration with Plainsong Farm, invites you to let your senses be revitalized by […]
"We have the capacity to wrap the Earth with a new mantle of compassionate love and peace. But do we have the vision?" writes theologian and author Ilia Delio in one of her many books. “Love is the most universal, formidable and mysterious of cosmic energies," wrote Teilhard de Chardin. His teachings lead us to […]
Join us for our JOY Retreat ~ A Morning of Rest and Renewal on Saturday, May 6, 2023 Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy. ~ Isaiah 60:5 In this life, there is Just One You (JOY!). You are a co-creator and the subject of your creation […]
This year's Spiritual Direction Ministry Blessing is a sacred gathering for all spiritual directors. Please join us Saturday, May 20, to celebrate our collective ministries and to offer a Dominican blessing as we welcome newly certified Spiritual Directors from this year's Practicum II class. The safest thing is to want only what God wants. Let’s […]
Join us for Journey into Silence Retreat ~ Summer Peace, a six-day silent retreat, beginning June 18, 2023. Silence the world around you. Silence the world within you. Silence the thoughts that shout out to you. In the stillness hear God’s voice. In the quiet, sense the Divine’s presence and the spiritual love that is […]
A Spiritual Director holds sacred the many stories heard in a one-on-one relationship or in a trusted group. The Spiritual Director Year 1 Practicum… ... is filled with contemplative spiritual practices, prayer study, and shared reflection ... strengthens our ability to stay present ... attunes our listening to sense how the Holy Spirit is present […]
A Spiritual Director holds sacred the many stories heard in a one-on-one relationship or in a trusted group. The Spiritual Director Practicum Year 2 … ... is filled with contemplative spiritual practices, prayer study, and shared reflection ... strengthens our ability to stay present ... attunes our listening to sense how the Holy Spirit […]
Foundations in Spirituality is a serious reflective study that opens our minds and hearts to the teachings and life examples of the great Christian spiritual teachers that continue to deepen our present spiritual journey. Christ will make His home in your heart as you trust in Him. Your roots will grow down into God's […]
This 7-month Spiritual Director Supervision Practicum is for experienced spiritual directors who feel drawn to respond to a deeper layer of ministerial service as they offer sacred support and bear witness to other practicing directors. The monastic practice of humility is an invitation to allow others to offer us wisdom, to recognize (become aware) […]
Registration for 2023-2024 is open. Journey with us on our online Ignatian Retreat ~ Seeing God's Presence in Your Daily Life. We yearn for spiritual strength as we move through these uncertain times and as we try to quiet the static and noise around us ... We look for spiritual wisdom, especially as our […]